Sukumar Ray

00:00:00 The Government of West Bengal and Satyajit Ray Productions Present

00:01:42 The books are 'Abol Tabol' (The Ridiculous) and 'Haw-Jaw-Baw-Raw-Law' (Absurdity)

00:02:42 He was the principal of Metropolitan College and the best known cricketer of his time

00:04:01 Of the 5 brothers 2 were traditional Hindus Upendra, Kulada and Pramada belonged to the reformist BRAHMO SAMAJ

00:05:48 and his famous nonsenseplay 'Jhala Pala' (Cacophony)

00:06:47 Another play was 'Laxmaner Shaktishel' (The magic spear of Laxman) a spoof based on the Ramayan

00:07:42 Hanuman said it was unnecessary Ravana is totally dead

00:08:43 You've just arrived! Whats so great about that?

00:09:18 This guy is repeating 'Dha Ra ra ra ra' like a recurring decimal!

00:10:16 They are thumping their breasts The earth is shaking under their feet

00:12:01 His correspondence tells us that his tutelage under Upendra Kishore was of great help.

00:14:35 But in these two years SANDESH had become a premium magazine.

00:16:00 The goat now hatches a plan to wed-- Mounts scorpion’s neck--body unites with head!

00:17:28 But the bulk of pictures, sketches and stories

00:18:33 The Just-Like-That Notebook

00:20:16 stood up against the establishment

00:21:11 Prashanto Chandra Maholanobis

00:23:01 Sukumar wrote two plays for older audiences One was 'Chalachitta Chanchari'

00:24:16 2.5 kilogram How can that be?

00:24:51 A person won't grow old at 80?

00:26:07 He was writing the Mahabharata in verse

00:27:09 Its now time to sleep, my song is over today

01:09:01 on a fellowship. He was 23 then.

192:01:03 with a tropical disease that knew no cure then.